PMID- 35068480 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220405 LR - 20230111 IS - 1940-087X (Electronic) IS - 1940-087X (Linking) IP - 179 DP - 2022 Jan 10 TI - Single-Particle Interferometric Reflectance Imaging Characterization of Individual Extracellular Vesicles and Population Dynamics. LID - 10.3791/62988 [doi] AB - Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanometer-sized vesicles with a lipid bilayer that are secreted by most cells. EVs carry a multitude of different biological molecules, including protein, lipid, DNA, and RNA, and are postulated to facilitate cell-to-cell communication in diverse tissues and organs. Recently, EVs have attracted significant attention as biomarkers for diagnostics and therapeutic agents for various diseases. Many methods have been developed for EV characterization. However, current methods for EV analysis all have different limitations. Thus, developing efficient and effective methods for EV isolation and characterization remains one of the crucial steps for this cutting-edge research field as it matures. Here, we provide a detailed protocol outlining a single-particle interferometric reflectance imaging sensor (SP-IRIS), as a method that is capable of detecting and characterizing EVs from unpurified biological sources and purified EVs by other methodologies. This advanced technique can be used for multi-level and comprehensive measurements for the analysis of EV size, EV count, EV phenotype, and biomarker colocalization. FAU - Deng, Fengyan AU - Deng F AD - Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center. FAU - Ratri, Anamika AU - Ratri A AD - Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center. FAU - Deighan, Clayton AU - Deighan C AD - NanoView Biosciences. FAU - Daaboul, George AU - Daaboul G AD - NanoView Biosciences. FAU - Geiger, Paige C AU - Geiger PC AD - Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center. FAU - Christenson, Lane K AU - Christenson LK AD - Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center; lchristenson@kumc.edu. LA - eng GR - R21 AG066488/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Video-Audio Media DEP - 20220110 PL - United States TA - J Vis Exp JT - Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE JID - 101313252 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Proteins) SB - IM MH - Biomarkers/metabolism MH - *Extracellular Vesicles/metabolism MH - Interferometry MH - Population Dynamics MH - Proteins/metabolism PMC - PMC8968924 MID - NIHMS1784125 EDAT- 2022/01/25 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/05 06:00 PMCR- 2023/01/10 CRDT- 2022/01/24 08:46 PHST- 2022/01/24 08:46 [entrez] PHST- 2022/01/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/05 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2023/01/10 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3791/62988 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Vis Exp. 2022 Jan 10;(179):10.3791/62988. doi: 10.3791/62988.